08 May 2021; MEMO: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas called on Friday for Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza to be ready for any Israeli escalation at Al-Aqsa Mosque and in Jerusalem's neighbourhoods, a statement has announced.
08 May 2021; MEMO: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced on Friday that Israeli aggression on Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah and trying to expel them from their homes "is playing with fire."
08 May 2021; MEMO: Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Friday announced a seven-day comprehensive quarantine, including Eid Al-Fitr, and closing places of worship.
Mechichi announced in a press conference that the government had approved a general lockdown in the country from 9-16 May, including Eid Al-Fitr, to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
The Tunisian PM called on citizens to abide by the decision and not to exchange visits during the religious holiday.
08 May 2021; MEMO: The High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel has called for protests in Arab towns and cities across Israel to show support for Palestinians in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In a statement, the committee called for: "Support of Jerusalem and its people in the face of the bloody terrorist aggression against our people in Jerusalem's neighbourhoods and Al-Aqsa Mosque."
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police late Friday at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a major holy site sacred to Muslims and Jews, in an escalation of weeks of violence in Jerusalem that has reverberated across the region.
The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said 136 people were wounded in clashes with police there and elsewhere in Jerusalem, including 83 who were hospitalized. It says most were wounded in the face and eyes by rubber-coated bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades. Israel said six police officers were wounded.
DAMASCUS, May 7 (NNN-SANA) – One civilian was killed and six others wounded, when Israeli missiles hit several military sites in Syria’s north-western coastal city of Latakia.
The attack, which took place before daybreak, prompted the Syrian air defences to respond, destroying some of the missiles, according to the report.
A child and his mother were wounded as one of the missiles hit a plastic factory, the report said.
07 May 2021; MEMO: France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, yesterday and met with President Michael Aoun as part of efforts to end months of political deadlock hindering the formation of a new government.
The minister said on Twitter that the visit is an expression of France's solidarity with the Lebanese people, and that France will deal firmly with those hindering the formation of a new Lebanese government.
07 May 2021; MEMO: Israeli occupation forces yesterday detained one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and extended Sheikh Najeh Bakirat's ban from entering the Muslim Hily site, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.
Police officers arrested Bader Al-Rajbi from Bab Alsilsila area in the Old City of Jerusalem and took him to a detention centre in the holy city.
07 May 2021; MEMO: An Israeli research centre has addressed the rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, stressing that this step constitutes a significant breach in the anti-Iran front that Israel seeks to form.
07 May 2021; MEMO: The Prosecutor's Office in Qatar has announced that it has ordered the arrest of finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi on corruption charges. The move was made public in a brief statement issued by the official Qatar News Agency (QNA).
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